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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Porch progress

This porch is a never-ending project. We've painted two more coats of paint on the porch structure and things are looking much better now. We also painted three coats of paint on the ceiling because (dummy me) I decided to use flat paint on the beadboard, and I hated how it looked after two coats. I chose to use the same pale blue from the den in this porch area, as the rooms are connected with french doors. The color (Behr Harbor Sky) is so pale, you can hardly tell it isn't white. The last coat is a mixture of semi-gloss and flat because I was too cheap to buy a full gallon of semi, so it came out to an eggshell-ish finish. Whatever.

The gross light fixture came down and SURPRISE! The light box is not centered in the room, so they 'swagged' the fixture over a few inches.

Because we didn't want to tear up the original ceiling moving the box, we just decided to suck it up and have the electrician put the fan up a bit off-center. It's so fabulous, I don't think anyone will notice or care!

I got the Minka Aire 'Acero' fan from CSN Lighting right here. It was expensive, but I was able to use a $40 CSN prize from Elisa at What the Vita's giveaway, so that brought it down a little bit. Everyone that has seen this fan is in love with it. It has a sweet remote wall controller and the light even has a dimmer function....ooh la la! Thank you Elisa for contributing to our fabulous fan!

So, right now the place is in shambles with junk everywhere, but next up is the installation of my bamboo shades from Overstock. They look amazing! And it only took me hours upon hours on a ladder while sweating profusely to put them up!

About Me

My name is Sara. I am a home owner/renovator, photographer, and stay at home mom in the Chicago area trying to cram all kinds of projects into the time my son is at school. Ashford is 5, and our second baby Zach just turned 2, so things are pretty busy around here! I like slightly inappropriate humor, wine, and stalking house blogs. I love starting new DIY projects and sometimes hate finishing them. I love taking portraits of families, children and couples whenever I can. This blog is all about the projects my husband and I tackle, the projects that fizzle, and the funny things that happen to us along the way.